Deakter v. Mutual Life. Ins.

SCHOONMAKER, District Judge.

This is an action on an insurance policy to recover total and permanent disability benefits. The trial resulted in ,a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff has moved for a new trial, alleging error on the part of the court, urging, first, that the verdict is contrary to law; that the court erred in permitting the defendant to cross-examine the plaintiff’s doctor as to whether or not the disability could be removed by an operation; that the court erred in admitting evidence as to the work-activities after suit brought, and not affirming specifically the…